Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-09

l'.'hSdNA1 ltIutu NUAu- Ethtl''AA0'i - ''i''
North Carolina, located In Brooks county,
and for a year taught fourishIng
school He then embarked in the melon
ana truck business, then in ia infancy,
and scored n success. His fine crops and
early shipments made money. lie bought
and equipped farm near the railroad
where be lived alone, being Il bachelor.
On Wednesday afternoon he visited his
neiEhbOr, Mrs. Carpenter, taking tea WIN
the family. lie was very dcspoudont,
complained of his head, and spoke nope.
lcssly of the future. On Thursday alter
noon he drove TO the house Of another
neighbor, Jerry j. Williams, ana accent
ed an invitation to spend the night. He
assisted in driving up the
cows, attending to the horses, etc..
aud nothing unusual WAS noticed. An
other TREND coming in about midniGht.h
was shown to the room occupied by Mr..
, scott and they were surprised to mud
| Mr. Scott lying across the bed undressed,
He complained of being unWell The
other retired and slept sOundly. He was
the last person TO see Mir. Scott, who went
out during the night, leaving his watch,
! hat and COAT and his horse and buggy.
/ He was tracked for some two hundred
/ yards, going toward QuitmHu, and beside
this, no trace can be found. For two
days the people around have secured the
country, dragging the wells and streams,
supposing that he has committed suicide,
but the slightest clue to his Whereabouts
has not manifested itself
At Athens sunday morning about
O'Clock, Policemen GOodrUm and Culp
were pa,roliuE Clayton street. and had
turned Jackson Il NIucent's corner, when
they noticed two negroes climbing up a
ladder that stood at The rear of Messrs.
Hampton 4 We6o's store. and led into an
upper door at the end OF the building.
These officers rushed around to Market
street, and gaining a rear entrance. crept
10 the ladder just as the burGlars succeed
ed IN breaking IN the door and gaining an
entrance into the building. Ii TOOK but
an instant for Messrs. Culp and Goodrum
To scale the ladder and enter The room.
By the dim light they saw
the outlines Of the thieves and
covering them With their pistols de-
manded surrender. The burglars re-
piled "all right" but instead OF obeyin-
dropped through the elevator hole 10 the
laor beneath. As they touched the floor
tie pistol OF one of the men fell and eX-
plod0d. making n deataniug report The
officers up stairs halloOel To tue night
watch. Hayes. who was in nearing. To
rush TO the front door. but the BURGLARS
were too quick for him, and Is ne turned
the corner both men made a rush at the
front door, aud, thrOwiuG themselves
against the glass, shattered the p9ues
and pass out, one through one pane
aud one through the other. Mr..
Hayes fired three shots at the
burglars as they ran through the
streets. one OF the thieves went to the
house occupied 10y j. &. NJ. Edwards, and
the other in the direction OF the Methodist
Church. One of the burglars was recog.
nlzed as Jack keuney, negro well
known in Atheus. and who has a very
UGSaNorv reputation. The negro left his
pistol where ne had dropped 1t. 1t was
taken charge OF by the police, ard 1t is
now in their possession. An eXamiua-
tion OF the broken glass doors showed
that the burglars mad been badly cut by
the broken glass, As they burst through
them, as seen by clots of blood and skin
oiingmg 10 the rugged paues.
Atlanta Constitution. Monday after
noon, three negroes who had been con-
yicted IN the City Court and were on tnelr
way To the Jail, made an attack on the
hatlln that had them in charge. and but
Tor the opportuue help OF Mr.. Robert
Baldwin would most probably have been
successful. in their daring attempt to gain
their liberty. Tue bail,H was T. T. KIM
berry, trusted and tried officer Of the
court house. and the criminals wsrs Ed
Russia, Thomes Lackery and VIM. Geas
iy lColored). They had been tried in the
CITY Court and sentenced 20 the chain
yang by Judge Van Epps. Tnev were
manaclsd together, and The bAiil march,
ed OF with them toward the county
jail. Kimberly was not armed.
He did NOT have even n stick.
Fae hardened and desperate feious Doubt
( less took this TACT into consideration
before essayin& their bold enterprise.
Quietly The trio OF cOnVicts ard their Gus
todlan proceeded along Hunter street The
negroes, handcuhed together, walked in
front of the bailjd. Behind him followed
three or four negro women, who proved to
he the wives OF the maleNctors. When
near the corner OF Capitol avenue the
negroes stopped suddenly and confronted
Kimberly. Thomas Zackerv, with fury IN
nIs eyes, lifted his hand which was held
by heavy iron bracelet, AID cried You
want 10 carry us tn the CbRiu-gRnw, bur
I'll be id IL move another step mo,
don't, screamed the negro women, walk
ing brisKly up, "aud We Will help YOU. -
The man amt got no weapons" cried one
OF the would-be rescuers, moving agrees
siVely toward the unarmed officer. Mr.
Robert Baldwin happened to be passing
ut the time, aud the disconnected oauif
asked him 10 come 10 his assistance.
I'm take care of the women" promptly
replied Mr.. Baldwin, running up. land
YOU must manage the men," The women
thereuPOu scampered OH and lett their
husbands in the hands OF the two men.
who escorted them toward the Jail.
When they were within a lew
hundred yards Of the jail Thomas
Lackery stepped down and picked up a
stone weighing about ten pounds.
Teen he made rush for the bailitf and
his assistant hoping 10 strike one
of them and then oyerpower the other
His tendIsh plan might have succeeded
but for the fact that, in making dash,
the bold criminal forgot that he was So
tightly bound 10 his companions. He
counted upon their secondinS his efforts,
but they jerked back and Zackery was
thrown almost - tue ground, the stone
falling upon the pavement. Seeing that
all attempts TO escape must prove unsuc-
cessful the defiant criminals walked
sulkily 10 the prison. where they were
given warm reception. Toe balliG was
appraised OF the bad behavior OF the
Legroes, and he decided TO place Zackery,
who was The rinkleadsr, in a dark cell.